4–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	3	0	4
BUF	1	0	2	3

Bruins at Sabres

Bruins beat Sabres 4–3 at KeyBank Center on November 12, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Nov 12, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Joe Thornton

2 G

5 shots · 21:08 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Michal Grosek

2 A

1 shots · 10:00 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Chris Gratton

2 G

5 shots · 19:02 TOI

4rd star 🐻 BOS

Steve Shields

34 saves

0.919 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Joe Thornton Go-ahead 1st · 00:21

Assists: Hal Gill · beat Mika Noronen

1–0

⚔️ J-P Dumont Tying 1st · 13:53

Assists: Adam Mair · beat Steve Shields

1–1

2nd period

🐻 Marty Mcinnis Go-ahead 2nd · 03:30

Assists: Jozef Stumpel, Michal Grosek · beat Mika Noronen

2–1

🐻 Joe Thornton 2nd · 07:30

Assists: Mike Knuble, Glen Murray · beat Mika Noronen

3–1

🐻 P.J. Axelsson 2nd · 08:38

Assists: Michal Grosek, Bryan Berard · beat Mika Noronen

4–1

3rd period

⚔️ Chris Gratton PP 3rd · 17:26

Assists: J-P Dumont, Tim Connolly · beat Steve Shields

4–2

⚔️ Chris Gratton 3rd · 19:28

Assists: Jochen Hecht, Taylor Pyatt · beat Steve Shields

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

20 Shots on goal 37

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/9

1 Hits 2

53 Penalty minutes 24

BOS shooting 20.0% (4/20) BUF shooting 8.1% (3/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Steve Shields

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

10/14

.714 SV% · 4 GA · 28:38 TOI

Martin Biron Shutout

6/6

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 30:29 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 10-2-2 (71% win rate, 14 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-8-1 (36% win rate, 14 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Thornton · Murray · Rolston 21:08

L2 Stumpel · Mcinnis · Zamuner 18:07

L3 Axelsson · Grosek · Knuble 10:22

L4 Stock · Myhres 6:28

D1 Gill · Boynton 24:31

D2 O'Donnell · Girard 18:21

D3 Berard · Sweeney 14:39

D4 Brown 6:50

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hecht · Barnes · Satan 21:05

L2 Gratton · Connolly · Dumont 17:59

L3 Mair · Varada · Kotalik 13:16

L4 Pyatt · Boulton · Ray 5:27

D1 Kalinin · Patrick 21:43

D2 Campbell · Warrener 17:20

D3 McKee · Woolley 15:54

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on November 12, 2002?

Bruins won 4–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 4, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Joe Thornton (2), Marty Mcinnis, P.J. Axelsson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Gratton (2), J-P Dumont.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Steve Shields made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 10 saves on 14 shots (.714 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Sabres season series?

Bruins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Nov 11

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Nov 9

Also on November 12, 2002

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